February 14th marks the 150th anniversary of a dark day in BC First Nations history
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – February 14, 2009 marks the 150th anniversary of the Proclamation (attached)...
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Economic stimulus funds must flow to First Nations communities as soon as possible
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – Although today’s federal budget falls well short in committing the investments...
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First Nations Summit Saddened at Passing of Stan Hagen
Vancouver (Coast Salish Territory) – The First Nations Summit is saddened at the sudden passing...
Read MoreFirst Nations Summit supportive of Tsilhqot'in Nation efforts to Protect Fish Lake from destruction by mining project
Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver, BC) – The First Nations Summit is fully supportive of the...
Read MoreSome victim’s families still await justice on first anniversary of Pickton verdict
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – One the first anniversary of the conviction of Robert William Pickton...
Read MoreFirst Nations leaders call on Federal Government to conduct a full public inquiry into missing or murdered Aboriginal Women
Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver, BC) – The BC First Nations Leadership Council supports the recommendation...
Read MoreFirst Nations Leaders travel to meet Qiang Indigenous People in Beichuan, China at the earthquake epicentre
(Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver) — First Nations leaders from British Columbia are on a fact-finding mission...
Read MoreAn Open Letter from the First Nations Summit to Jacques Rogge and John Furlong calling for the immediate removal of Richard Pound
Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver) — The First Nations Summit today released the attached open letter...
Read MoreFirst Nations Summit Chiefs Support First Nations Economic Development Action Plan
Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver, BC) – First Nations Summit Chiefs, meeting in North Vancouver this...
Read MoreFirst Nations Pressure Canada to Endorse the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on the Eve of the First Anniversary of its Adoption
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – On Saturday, the First Nations Leadership Council will celebrate the first...
Read MoreFirst Nations Summit raises concerns with CN and CP Rail officials over recent train derailments in the Fraser Canyon
Coast Salish Territory (West Vancouver) – The political executive of the First Nations Summit have...
Read MoreSupreme Court of Canada Finds Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy Constitutional and Not "Race Based"
Coast Salish Territory (West Vancouver) — The First Nations Summit is pleased with today’s Supreme...
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